Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-08-05

her Two children aged 10 months ana
months.
The use Of Mrs. Cleveland's pictures on
advertising cards is likely TO lead to
several law suits Mrs. Cleveland Is not
aversed TO copies being made for private
sale, use or ornaments but she will not
give her consent TO the u,e Of her pictures
for an advertisement
The southbound passenger train on the
North Wisconsin Division Of the Chicago,
Minneapolis a. Omaha railway ran into an
open sw itch at Cumberland station, Wis.
Engineer John Donahue OF Hudson ana fire
man Webster Of Altoona, were killed, and
baggagemaster Murphy injured.
The yellow fever at Key West is of the
most malignant type and spreading. Its
appearance so early in the season, the
doctor thinks, BODIES no good for New Or
leans and the Mississippi Valley, and he
says the most rigid quarantine should be
established against the infected ports.
Joseph Rich, a farmer living near Rich
mond, Ind, while returning from town in
wagon few days ago, together with his
| wife; baby and wife's mother. attempted
to cross the railroad track ahead Of pas
senger train. As a result Rich, his baby
and wifes mother were instantly killed
and Mrs. Rich terribly mangled.
VIM. Morrison of Eureka Springs. Ark.
was hanged the other evening by crowd
! of his neighbors, who surrounded the Jail
] in which he was lodged on a charge OF
maltreating his two young daughters
They took him 10 tree in his own yard
where he was stretched up in sight of his
/ fap aff ha haH
Three miners We're killed by an explosion
Of fire damp in mine at Nanticoke, Pa,
the other morning. Among the number
was Edward Lorber, whose four brothers
were killed in the great disaster in the
same mine in December, 1876 and are
numbered among the % whose bones still
! lie entombed in the fatal chamber that has
never been reached.
a leading forwarder Of ottawa, Canada,
says that during the present season there
has been shipped from Ottawa by boat
/ some $50 0O,C0J feet of sawed lumber.
Some of this was last years cut, but the
greater part OF ii has been cut this year.
OF this amount more than three quarters
Of it has gone to the United States; the
remainder To England.
Katie Callahan, Della WEIGH Matte
Heating, Maggie Toomey and Lucy Cal
lahan went bathing in the Concord river
at North Bellerica Mass. The water was
unusally high and strong. The current
carried them beyond their depth. Before
assistance could be rendered the first four
named were drowned, Lucy Callahan be
ing alone saved. The girls ages ranged
from II TO IL years
Fire broke out IN the three story brick
block at 1865 Archer avenue, Chicago, at
an early hour the other morning. A num-
Der of persons lived in the building, and
by hard work on the part of the firemen all
were gotten out in safety, with the excep-
ton of Mrs. Torugo and her two year old
babe, who were burned TO death. The
brave fireman who attempted to rescue
Mrs. Torugo and her child is seriously, and
it is thought fatally, injured.
Secretary Lamar has directed Robe-
Winter, special Inspector of the general
land office, now in Santa Fe, n. NJ, TO pro-
coed at once to 1.-The public land strip ly
ing between the states OF Kansas and
Texas and notify al parties maintaining
unlawful fences therein that the same
must he removed at once. This order is
based upon information that consider.
able portion of the territory named Is oc-
cupied by large cattle companies, which
have unlawfully enclosed large bodies OF
the public lands.
John w. Young, third son of Brigham
Young, says the death Of President Taylor
will cause no perceptible change in the
great body of the church. Its member,
will mourn for its dead president and will
faithfully put their trust in his successor,
WIlfred Woodruff, now president OF the
twelve apostles. Woodruff is about -
years OF age, yet vigorous and in full pos
ession of all his faculties. He is an edu-
Gated man, forcible speaker and is histo
ian OF the church
Secretary Lamar has peculiar pension
case under consideration. A widow has
filed a claim for pension for arrearages
allowed but not paid her husband 1t is 1
shown by the evi Hence, which is not dis |
puted, that the woman killed her husband, /
was tried, convicted and sentenced to I
life imprisonment. The question arises as
to whether under the circumstances, she /
shall receive a benefit which, if not for |
her murderous act, would have accrued to /
her husband. The case is puzzling the law
officers OF the Interior department,
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Commercial Travellers.